Kaps M., Lamberson W.R. Biostatistics for Animal Science

CABI Publishing, 2004. - 460 p.Designed to cover techniques for analysis of data in the animal sciences, this book provides a complete source of information for students and researchers with a basic statistical background. The first part of the book provides an overview of the basic principles of statistics. The second half covers more complex applications and detailed procedures for analyzing designs commonly used in research in animal sciences.Presenting and summarizing data
Probability
Random variables and their distributions
Population and sample
Estimation of parameters
Hypothesis testing
Simple linear regression
Correlation
Multiple linear regression
Curvilinear regression
One-way analysis of variance
Concepts of experimental design
Blocking
Change-over designs
Factorial experiments
Hierarchical or nested design
More about blocking
Split-plot design
Analysis of covariance
Repeated measures
Analysis of numerical treatment levels
Discrete dependent variables
Solutions of exercises
Appendices